Sopište Municipality

Municipality of Sopište Општина Сопиште Komuna e Sopishtit
Rural municipality
Flag
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Skopje
Municipal seat	Sopište
Government
• Mayor	Stefče Trpkovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	222.1 km2 (85.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Lowest elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	6,713
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	02
Car Plates	SK

Sopište (Macedonian: Сопиште , Albanian: Sopisht) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. Sopište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Skopje Statistical Region.

Geography

The municipality borders the City of Skopje to the north, Želino Municipality and Makedonski Brod Municipality to the west, and Studeničani Municipality to the east.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Macedonian census, the municipality has 6,713 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	5,656	100	6,713	100
Macedonians	3,404	60.2	4,045	60.26
Albanians	1.942	34.3	1,693	25.22
Turks	243	4.3	463	6.9
others	67	1.2	102	1.52
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources	n/a	n/a	410	6.11

People from Sopište

• Igor Durlovski, a Macedonian opera singer
• Ana Durlovski, a Macedonian opera singer
• Rabi W. Sédrak, Immigration specialist and founder of Balkan's Integration and Immigration Program

Inhabited places

The 5656 inhabitants of the municipality of Sopište live in 1510 houses and 3398 apartments. There are 13 settlements in Sopište with the absence of a classic urban center.

In the municipality there are the following settlements:

• Sopište 1365
• Rakotinci 394
• Dobri Dol 431
• Dolno Sonje 707
• Gorno Sonje 240
• Barovo 24
• Govrlevo 31
• Čiflik 664
• Sveta Petka 718
• Jabolče 44
• Nova Breznica 89
• Držilovo 365
• Patiška Reka 584

External links

• Official website